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Winnipeg Free Press
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THE nearly $65 million in funding poured into Efficiency Manitoba by the federal and provincial governments will result in no expansion of the programs offered by the Crown corporation, but rather a lower bill for Manitoba Hydro.
THE nearly $65 million in funding poured into Efficiency Manitoba by the federal and provincial governments will result in no expansion of the programs offered by the Crown corporation, but rather a lower bill for Manitoba Hydro.
Under the Progressive Conservative government, Hydro was relieved of the role it played in trying to improve energy efficiency at homes, businesses and industrial sites across the province.
WINNIPEG Manitoba is teaming up with the federal government to put more than $60 million towards energy efficiency programs and rebates for Manitobans looking to cut back on natural gases. On Friday, the federal government announced it would be putting up about $32.3 million from the Low Carbon Economy Leadership Fund, which will be matched by the provincial government s Efficiency Manitoba. The funding will be used for programs to reduce natural gas use and greenhouse-gas emission. The funding will help build cleaner, healthier communities by providing incentives for energy-efficient equipment and retrofits, said MP Jim Carr, who spoke during a news conference on Friday.
Winnipeg Free Press
Federal, provincial funds to bolster heating efficiency programs
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Manitoba Conservation and Climate Minister Sarah Guillemard, right, speaks after a remotely-attending Jim Carr, special representative for the Prairies, and member of Parliament, Winnipeg South Centre, announced that the Canadian government will be putting forward approximately $32.3 million from the Low Carbon Economy Leadership Fund to support natural gas reduction programs offered by Efficiency Manitoba.
Efficiency Manitoba received a sizable budget boost Friday as the provincial and federal governments announced they were each committing $32.3 million towards heating efficiency programs deployed through the Crown corporation.
Efficiency Manitoba received a sizable budget boost Friday as the provincial and federal governments announced they were each committing $32.3 million towards heating efficiency programs deployed through the Crown corporation.
From: Environment and Climate Change Canada
Today, the Special Representative for the Prairies, the Honourable Jim Carr, on behalf of the Minister of Environment and Climate Change, the Honourable Jonathan Wilkinson, announced approximately $32.3 million from the Low Carbon Economy Leadership Fund to support natural-gas programs offered by Efficiency Manitoba, a new Crown corporation established by the Government of Manitoba. These programs will reduce natural-gas use and greenhouse gas emissions by offering rebates and incentives for energy-efficient equipment and retrofit measures. The Province of Manitoba is also contributing about $32.3 million to this project through Efficiency Manitoba.
The Government of Canada supports Manitoba’s emission reductions through the Low Carbon Economy Leadership Fund.